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This author began one poem by stating that “Nature is a temple where living pillars / Sometimes let out confused lyrics.” In another poem, this author of “Correspondences” wrote about an “awkward and weak” creature who “Pitifully let go their great white wings / Like oars dragging alongside them." In addition to “The (*) Albatross”, this poet said “You Know him…this (-5[1])delicate monster” in “To the Reader.” (-5[1])Théophile Gautier was the dedicatee to a collection by this man whose sections include “Parisian Scenes” and “Spleen and Ideal.” For 10 points, the collection The Flowers of Evil was written by what French symbolist poet? (0[1])■END■ (10[1])

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